Vin Diesel said Friday that the latest "Fast & Furious" film deserves a best picture Oscar but has two strikes against it when it comes to the Academy — it's an action flick and it's a sequel. "Do I shy away from aiming high? No, I...

Vin Diesel, who named his newborn in honor of late friend and longtime co-star Paul Walker, says his participation in the child's birth was all because of some advice Walker once gave him. "I might never have gone into a delivery room if it wasn't...

DETROIT Two Dodge muscle cars a Charger and a Challenger along with a Jeep Wrangler will star in chase scenes in "Furious 7," the latest installment of the "Fast and Furious" film series. The seventh installment of the wildly...

As expected, Vanity Fair once again delivered Hollywood celebrity mega-wattage with its 2015 Oscar Party, held this year in Beverly Hills and hosted by editor-in-chief Graydon Carter.
Colored lights splashed on the side of the Wallis Annenberg...

Ronda Rousey has stopped every opponent she has faced in her meteoric mixed martial arts career, so a first-round victory is no shock for the UFC's bantamweight champion. Except nobody had finished a UFC title fight this quickly, and hardly anyone had...

"Fast & Furious 7" is getting all fancy on us.
The next installment of Universal's automotive action franchise will feature an appearance by Australian rapper Iggy Azalea, whose electro-dusted single "Fancy" has been an...

"I AM GROOT!" This is the catchphrase in the hot, hot, hot movie, "Guardians of the Galaxy" where a character speaks in the voice of Vin Diesel and I guarantee you will fall in love.
I LIKE those silly Ninja Turtles that Paramount...

Disney's Marvel Studios soared this weekend after "Guardians of the Galaxy" topped the box office for the fourth weekend, more than any other Marvel film to date.
The sci-fi film, which opened Aug. 1, met industry expectations...

It didn't have to be like this. In the age of green screens and VFX houses, filmmakers responsible for the sixth installment of the "Fast & Furious" franchise didn't have to actually destroy hundreds of cars.
They didn't have to run over...

As Henry Cavill steals the hearts of many moviegoers with this weekend's "Man of Steel," it should be noted that the British actor playing Superman is currently in a relationship with one Gina Carano.
Here are few things to know about the actor...

The Marvel character Groot is an alien that resembles a tree, so it seems perfectly fitting that a wooden actor like Vin Diesel could be cast as his voice in “Guardians of the Galaxy.”
The “Fast & Furious” veteran is reportedly in talks with Marvel...

The 2013 Fall Movie Preview is a broad snapshot of films opening through Nov. 1. Release dates and other details, as compiled by Oliver Gettell, are subject to change.
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Two New York City detectives hunt for a serial killer targeting 36...

Vin Diesel helped steer "Fast & Furious 6" toward the top of the box-office chart this summer, but can his new film, "Riddick," get the fall season started on the right track?
"Riddick," the third entry in...

From the dusty annals of a science-fiction franchise belonging to another age — that of "Pitch Black" (2000) and "The Chronicles of Riddick" (2004) and several video-game variations — comes a modestly scaled summer picture continuing a...

Vin Diesel’s sci-fi vehicle “Riddick” is bringing crowds, albeit modest ones, into U.S. theaters on what is traditionally one of the slowest movie-going weekends of the year. The film took in an estimated $7.3 million on Friday and as the only major new...

Hunky actor Charlie Hunnam says he isn't worried about the graphic sex scenes that likely will be required of him now that he's set to play the role of Christian Grey opposite Dakota Johnson in the highly anticipated adaptation of E.L. James' steamy...

Although he may not be a household name, director James Wan is suddenly among the hottest filmmakers in town.
His $20-million thriller "The Conjuring," released in July, grossed $260 million worldwide, and on Friday his "Insidious: Chapter...

A low-budget horror film will spook box-office rivals this weekend, continuing the genre's 2013 reign of terror at the multiplex.
Driven by the interest of young males, the scary sequel "Insidious: Chapter 2" is set for a strong debut of $35...

What movies and stars did best in the world of social media this summer?
"Iron Man 3" may have been the season's box office champion, but it looks like the latest installment in the "Fast & Furious" franchise drove off...